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Athens, Georgia, United States (1980 – 2011)

R.E.M. were an alternative rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, United States in 1980. The band originally consisted of Michael Stipe (vocals), Peter Buck (guitar, mandolin), Mike Mills (bass, keyboards, vocals) and Bill Berry (drums). Berry retired from the band in October 1997 after having suffered a brain aneurysm in 1995.

R.E.M. released its first single, “Radio Free Europe”, in 1981 on the independent record label Hib-Tone. The single was followed by the Chronic Town EP in 1982, the band’s first release on I.R.S. Records. In 1983, the group released its critically acclaimed debut album, Murmur, and built its reputation over the next few years through subsequent releases, constant touring, and the support of college radio. Following years of underground success, R.E.M. achieved a mainstream hit in 1987 with the single “The One I Love”. The group signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1988, and began to espouse political and environmental concerns while playing large arenas worldwide.

By the early 1990s, when alternative rock began to experience broad mainstream success, R.E.M. was viewed as a pioneer of the genre and released its two most commercially successful albums, Out of Time (1991) and Automatic for the People (1992), which veered from the band’s established sound. R.E.M.’s 1994 release, Monster, was a return to a more rock-oriented sound. The band began its first tour in six years to support the album; the tour was marred by medical emergencies suffered by three band members.
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  • In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003
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  • Out of Time
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  • Automatic for the People
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  • In Time: The Best Of R.E.M., 1988-2003
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  • jack_the_R

    I'll Take The Rain :3

    yesterday afternoon
  • Sosen

    Monster is the best! That's right, MONSTER!

    yesterday morning
  • expiry223

    It is great, but every album from the IRS years hold songs dear to me.

    yesterday morning
  • RedjMusic

    Murmur is indeed seminal

    Saturday evening
  • mattrockrob

    Murmur's the best REM record ever. Yes or course?

    Saturday afternoon
  • OctopusGuy

    I forgot my shirt at the water's edge. The moon is low tonight.

    Thursday evening
  • hala_madrid_1

    Losing My Religion <3 <3 <3

    Thursday evening
  • lolmisiek

    Thursday afternoon
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Ausstellung in Dresden: "R.E.M. Seen between 1990 - 2010"

30 Apr 2012 | from www.remhq.de/blog

Er war der große Chronist von R.E.M.: Der Star-Fotograf Anton Corbjin begleitete die Band mit wenigen Unterbrechungen über den Zeitraum von 20 Jahren. Eine Ausstellung …

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